Friday, April 29, 2011

Vehicles

I won't be looking for a new car for awhile 'cause we just got a new-to-us Suburban.

We traded my Mini Cooper and Aaron's truck in on the Suburban.

You might think that it's not very green for someone that also has a Smart Car to get such a big SUV but actually the Suburban is Flex Fuel. It can run on either gas or E85. E85 is made from corn which is a renewable resource and burns cleaner than gasoline. It might not be the perfect solution but it's getting there.

It doesn't get 43 like the Smart Car, more like 16 to 19, but you see we don't drive it every day. We only drive it on long trips or when we need to haul something. Aaron and I car pool to work. There is an E85 pump right downtown. Plus you can mix gas and E85 if you are out and you are running low.